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03-25-2012, 11:12 AM | #1 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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I really like the idea of these figures, but they seem to be lacking when displayed next to the rest of the POC/30th figures. I've tried tracking down some custom pics but haven't seen anything that screams out "that's a Jungle Viper!"
Any suggestions or examples of what you've done to your own JV's would be very welcome.
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03-25-2012, 11:24 AM | #2 |
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i struggle with mine, too. i used his webgear and head for something a while ago, ended up dirtying him up a little and putting the poc beachhead gas mask on him. gas mask in the jungle? i dunno, why not?
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03-25-2012, 11:38 AM | #3 |
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Yup... customize them into anything else!!!
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03-25-2012, 11:40 AM | #4 |
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would have been cool if they came with a "fabric" ghillie suit rather than those awkward plastic wings
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03-25-2012, 12:13 PM | #5 |
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I did some camo on mine and cut off the wrist mounts and cut down the visor optics. Also gave them guns a little more suited to jungle operations.
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03-25-2012, 12:18 PM | #6 |
endlesssummerofthedamned
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The gun is ridiculously large. In the jungle there would not be enough room to maneuver such a cumbersome weapon around. And visibility through the foliage would be limited, so the distance that a rifle like that could cover would be useless as well. Still, I think the figure has potential.
One question; why no pupils?
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03-25-2012, 12:25 PM | #7 |
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Probably surgical enhancements to work with the optics systems blah blah blah. I painted them on mine, 'cept the one that I made blind in one eye.
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03-25-2012, 12:31 PM | #8 |
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I've been planning on turning my extra into a new-school Night Viper for a while now...I grabbed an old-school NV helmet cast from Ragin' Spoon for just this, so I added it onto my extra long queue of stuff I'll hopefully get around to doing. Although at the rate I move we might get the Retaliation version before I do mine!
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03-25-2012, 12:37 PM | #9 |
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I really want to change those camo pieces to the equivalent for urban combat. It doesn't make sense for the jungle since there is no way you can travel with that gear.
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03-25-2012, 01:10 PM | #10 |
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During Joecon 2010, I talked to John Warden (Hasbro's lead designer for the joe brand at the time) for almost 2 hours about POC & the 25th line. He went really into depth about Jungle Viper and told me about getting the character's indpiration from having been chased by him in a dream, all of his gear, etc. He told me that all of the red dots around the ghille suit are actually optic sensors, and that he's been using the suit for so long that he no longer needs to use his own eyes and has cataracts over the lenses.
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